Indiana Pacers: 5 goals for Victor Oladipo in 2017-18

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1. Elevate to NBA All-Star status

This will be a very difficult goal to achieve, but it’s not completely out of reach if things go particularly well for Oladipo and the Pacers become one of the NBA’s surprise teams this season.

During his initial campaign in an Indiana uniform, Victor Oladipo will have the opportunity to play a primary role and perhaps put up the best numbers of his NBA career.

His best statistical year thus far has probably been 2014-15, when he averaged 17.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the Orlando Magic.

Pacers Head Coach on Victor Oladipo becoming an All-Star.

"Orlando and OKC gave up, we accept that challenge to develop him into that" pic.twitter.com/8eVDZDrgEI
—  RJ (@RaeJohnsonBC) September 25, 2017

That is a high level of production, but he’ll have to do even more to get a sniff of the NBA All-Star team, especially when you consider that team success is also part of the All-Star criteria.

The only way Victor Oladipo can make the Eastern Conference All-Star team in 2018 is if he puts up stellar numbers and Indiana has a surprisingly good record at the midway point of the season.

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Nearly everything would have to go right for both Oladipo and the Pacers for the 25-year-old to make the All-Star team this year. That’s a lot to ask — but it’s not impossible.

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